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Shakib, Mushfiqur Half-Centuries Inspire Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim fired fifties as Bangladesh closed in on Sri Lanka's first innings total on day...

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Somali Coastguard In Gunfight Near Hijacked Ship

Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil...

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Chandimal Guides Sri Lanka To 338 In Bangladesh Test

Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century as Sri Lanka's tail frustrated Bangladesh's bowlers in the second Test...

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Bangladesh Leave Sri Lanka Struggling In Second Test

Bangladesh made a strong start to their 100th Test Wednesday as they reduced Sri Lanka to 70-4 at lunch on the opening...

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Brazil Football Legend Ronaldinho To Visit Pakistan

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Pakistan as part of a goodwill mission to promote the game in the...

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Five Obstacles Facing Bangladesh For Test Glory

Bangladesh will play their 100th Test match when they take on Sri Lanka at Colombo´s P. Sara Oval on Wednesday, 17...

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Bangladesh Call Up Uncapped Spinner Sanjamul For Sri Lanka ODIs

Bangladesh on Monday called up uncapped left-arm spinner Sanjamul Islam for their 16-man squad for the three-match...

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Japan Plans To Send Largest Warship To South China Sea, Sources Say

Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three...

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Bangladesh Hoping To Break Losing Streak In 100th Test

Bangladesh will be looking to overcome their recent dismal form as the perennial minnows try to make their 100th Test...

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Bangladesh Axe Mahmudullah For Second Sri Lanka Test

Bangladesh have dropped batsman Mahmudullah Riyad from their squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, a...

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Empire 2.0? Commonwealth Eyes Post-Brexit Trade Boost

With Britain on the brink of triggering its EU exit talks, the country and its historic trading partners in the...

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Sri Lanka’s Herath Targets 400 Test Wickets

Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath said he is aiming for a career total of 400 Test wickets after leading his side to a...

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Spinners Keep Sri Lanka On Course To Win

Spinners Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath each struck twice as Sri Lanka pushed Bangladesh to the corner in the first...

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Hohns Named As Aussie Chief Cricket Selector

Trevor Hohns was named as the chairman of Australia's cricket selectors on Friday after steadying the ship as caretaker...

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Sri Lanka Build On Lead Against Bangladesh

Upul Tharanga closed in on a half-century as Sri Lanka continued to build on their first innings in the first Test...

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Sri Lanka Risks Censure As President Falters On War Legacy

President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in Sri Lanka promising justice for war crimes, breaking from his hawkish...

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Sri Lanka To Scale Back Port Deal With China

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is to scale back a profitable but controversial deal to sell a deep-sea port to a Chinese...

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Hong Kong ‘Snowden Refugees’ Seek Asylum In Canada

Refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are formally seeking asylum from the Canadian...

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Bangladesh Rattled By Sri Lanka As Four Fall Before Lunch

Sri Lankan bowlers rattled Bangladesh by taking four wickets before lunch to reduce the visitors to 213 for six on day...